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FIDIC 2017 · FIDIC 1.1.86

Variation

A change to the Works that the Engineer instructs under Clause 13, directly or after a Request for Proposal. It is valued under Clause 12.

The contract's words

“any change to the Works, which is instructed as a variation” (FIDIC 1.1.86)

On the Aldermere project

Dana's 1 June 2026 instruction for a flatter embankment slope is Variation 1 under Sub-Clause 13.3.1.

Also written as

  • Variations
  • Variation by Instruction

Where you meet it